packer build ami

Packer Installation(for linux user):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install packer

Packer validation:

packer validate file_name.json

Packer build ami:

packer build \
    -var "aws_access_key=REDACTED" \
    -var "aws_secret_key=REDACTED" \
    -var "aws_region=us-east-1" \
    -var "aws_users=REDACTED" \
    ami.json

hints:

Please remember to use double quote in command line for using environment paramters

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